Djiatsa Francine, Virtuous women, 2023, peinture et broderie sur toile, 120 x 100 cm, Photo credit: Francine
Djiatsa Francine, Self-portrait, 2023, painting and embroidery on canvas, 48 x 38 cm (both)
Her artistic work focuses on the question of identity, and her source of inspiration is strong women who have left their mark on history in general, and her personal history in particular. Through her portraits of sturdy, imposing female figures, depicted using the mixed techniques of wool weaving and collage, Francine expresses the strength of women's assertiveness in society, and particularly in her own, which is not always obvious.
Biography
Born on 11 January 1998 in Bafou, DJIATSA VOUFO Francine Dumaye is an artist who expresses herself through drawing and painting. She currently lives and works in the town of Foumban. After obtaining her A4 Spanish baccalaureate, she continued her studies in the plastic arts at the Fine Arts Institute of the University of Dschang in Foumban and obtained a professional Licence in Drawing/Painting. She then enrolled in a second cycle at the same university, graduating with a professional Master's degree in visual and media arts, with particular emphasis on drawing, painting, installation, performance and weaving. Francine then completed her art training in the studios of renowned Cameroonian artists such as Ruth Belinga, Hervé Youmbi and Jean-Michel Dissakè Dissakè, to name but a few.
Francine has taken part in group exhibitions at the University of Dschang and at the Fine Arts Institute of the University of Dschang in Foumban. Since then, she has become part of the local art scene, and is currently developing creative projects for exhibitions in local art venues.